obama has been asked about this over and over and over again in his four years. he is just not there yet, is what it sounds like to me. and therefore i'm not surprised that he is not allowing these states to legalize marijuana. ari mentioned the children of illegal immigrants. the difference is obama supports stopping deportations. as far as i know, he does not support allowing and legalizing marijuana use. that's just where it is. the advocates have not convinced the president to change his mind on the core issue yet. >> joel, why is that you think? is it pure politics at this point? is that why there hasn't been a tremendous groundswell of support? >> yeah, i mean, i think that's what it goes back. to you know, nobody wants to appear to be soft on drugs there is just connotations with that, regardless of what side of the political aisle that you're on. i come from the perspective this is a state issue. there is no compelling reason that the federal government should be involved in marijuana regulation. should it be evolved down to the states. and if california